OSCAR Pistorius has been freed from jail nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
The disgraced former Paralympian, 37, served over half of his sentence in a South Africa prison after he was locked up in 2016.
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He was granted parole in November and has already returned home following his release.
Pistorius is believed to be staying at his uncle’s mansion in Pretoria.
Pistorious shot dead model Reeva, 29, with four bullets fired through the locked door of their bathroom in the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2013.
After a round of appeals and challenges, Pistorius – dubbed the “Blade Runner” because of his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs – was sentenced to 13 years and five months for murder.
Pistorius has always claimed the horrific 2013 shooting was a mistake, saying he thought she was an intruder.
He shot her in the head, hip and arm and later claimed in court that it was only when he broke the bathroom door down that he realised she was in there.
Judges in South Africa previously admitted they failed to fully backdate Pistorious’ jail term when he was first convicted.
It meant that 506 days he had already served were not included – and made him eligible for parole in March 2023 instead of late 2024.
Pistorious was then denied parole during a closed-door hearing and was set to face another seven years behind bars before his November bid for freedom.
His parole terms will last until December 2029 and he will be subjected to certain conditions for life outside jail.
The former “blade runner” will also have to attend therapy for anger and “gender-based violence issues”.
Pistorius will also complete community service.
As part of his rehabilitation, Pistorius met June and Barry in 2022.
Barry revealed the runner “wailed like a child” as he tried to explain his actions and refused to accept he was a murderer.
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